BUL SSL GOLD CUP – By Sailors for Sailors

THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP... IN SAILING

QUALIFYING SERIES | MAY-JULY 2022 | SWITZERLAND

FINAL SERIES | 10 November-3 December 2023 | BAHRAIN

Events (Provisional dates)

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QS ROUND 3

RACE 1

13:32

09 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

CZE

TUR

BUL

POR

Points

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QS ROUND 3

RACE 2

14:40

09 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

BUL

CZE

POR

TUR

Points

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QS ROUND 3

RACE 3

14:30

10 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

CZE

POR

TUR

BUL

Points

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QS ROUND 3

RACE 4

11:05

11 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

POR

TUR

BUL

CZE

Points

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QS ROUND 3

RACE 5

14:38

11 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

BUL

POR

TUR

CZE

Points

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QS ROUND 3

RACE 6

11:38

12 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

POR

CZE

BUL

TUR

Points

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THE LIONS

THE WORLD WILL HEAR US ROAR

IT’S THE HEART THAT MAKES US SAILORS AND LIONS

Lions by heart and sailors by soul, we were raised on the waters of the Black Sea, a sea named after it’s harsh temper. Hardened by the elements and blended together in a team, we will prevail in the event where raw sailing skills and instinct win races.

Small nations can deliver big surprises in sports. Bulgaria did it before. And we can do it in sailing too.

Our SSL Team comprises top athletes competing in international sailing events. The pick consists of sailors qualified with their racing results and those with lives dedicated to the sport of sailing. With some of us as first timers in a crew or a 22-time winner of the oldest regatta in Bulgaria, we are one team with one drive:

Sailing means the world to us. The SSL Gold Cup is calling. And we answer.

Statistics

THE COUNTRY

35000 nautical passionate
3000 sailors
30 sailing clubs
100 sailing schools
400km of sea coast

ACHIEVEMENTS

12th place at the Olympic Games 2008
4-time Olympian in sailing
4 Olympic athletes
1st place ARC Race 2015

SSL Ranking

SSL best ranked woman: Diana Markova 3717
SSL best ranked man: Viktor Stanoev 1891
SSL nations ranking: 56

MAIN EVENTS

Bourgas Sailing Week
Varna Channel Cup
Cor Caroli Regatta

The most successful Bulgarian Olympic Sailor ever is Irina Konstantinova and her sailing number is BUL 14. Her career is an inspiring story: when your whole life is sailing, everything is possible.

The captain

YAVOR KOLEV

Yavor Kolev is one of the most knowledgeable and well-versed sailors in Bulgaria, a driving force behind the growth and advancement of sailing sports in the country.
The main part of his 30 years career is spent as a sailing coach on a different levels – from beginner to Olympic level, coaching the Bulgarian Olympic sailors from 2002 to 2013. A decade later he is still keen on taking the lead.

THE LEADERS

YOAN KOLEV

Yoan Kolev is an inspiration for many young Bulgarian sailors. He managed to climb the ladder from an absolute beginner to an Olympian for only 10 years and so far he is the best ranked Bulgarian male Olympic sailor.

LYUBEN TENEKEDZHIEV

Lyuben Tenekedzhiev has a magnetic personality and is a role model for the younger generation Bulgarian dinghy sailors being among the first athletes with a consistent high performance at an international level.

RADOSLAV GAVRAILOV

Radoslav Gavrailov is a fine example of the youngest and most promising generation of racing ferrets. His participation in the SSL GOLD CUP with no doubt is a glimpse of the bright future that is about to come for all his fellow youth teammates!

THE YOUTH FACTOR

Young Guns have no fear of the sea nor of their rivals. They jump right on the task. They are smart, keen and bold in their fight. They come out of the extremely competitive olympic classes and they carry the flame of the battle on the big boat. They push themselves harder and they raise the pace of the team. Sky’s the limit. The Future is theirs!

Confirmed Athletes

CAPTAIN | 10

BOW | 1

PIT | 3

FLOATER | 11

TRIMMER | 5

TACTICIAN | 9

MAIN TRIMMER | 7

GRINDER | 6

TRIMMER | 4

Theoretical Team Position

1 BOW Boris Minkov	2 MID-BOW Radoslav Gavrailov
3 PIT Ina Ilieva	4 GRINDER Yoan Kolev
5 TRIMMER Maria Alexandrova	6 TRIMMER Aleksandar Dimitriev
7 MAIN TRIMMER Ivo Todorov	8 HELM Yavor Kolev
9 TACTICIAN Lyuben Tenekedzhiev	10 CAPTAIN Yavor Kolev
11 FLOATER Ivan Gueorguiev

BOW

Boris Minkov

MID-BOW

Radoslav Gavrailov

PIT

Ina Ilieva

GRINDER

Yoan Kolev

TRIMMER

Maria Alexandrova

TRIMMER

Aleksandar Dimitriev

MAIN TRIMMER

Ivo Todorov

HELM

Yavor Kolev

TACTICIAN

Lyuben Tenekedzhiev

CAPTAIN

Yavor Kolev

FLOATER

Ivan Gueorguiev

SQUAD

Yavor Kolev	Boris Minkov
Ina Ilieva	Ivan Gueorguiev
Radoslav Gavrailov	Maria Alexandrova
Mariela Nikolova	Angelov Ivailo
Lyuben Tenekedzhiev	David Binev
Ivo Todorov	Yoan Kolev
Radoslav Gavrailov	Aleksandar Dimitriev
Valentin Nedyalkov	Krasimir Naumov
Nedko Vasilev	Borislav Katerinov